Kings II 11
1 And it came to pass when the time o the year for kings going out [to battle] had come round, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbath: but David remained at Jerusalem.
Na rĩrĩ, hĩndĩ ya kĩmera yaakinya ihinda rĩrĩa athamaki maathiiaga mbaara-inĩ-rĩ, Daudi agĩtũma Joabu hamwe na andũ a mũthamaki na mbũtũ ciothe cia mbaara cia andũ a Isiraeli. Makĩananga Aamoni magĩcooka makĩrigiicĩria Raba. Nowe Daudi agĩtigwo Jerusalemu.
2 And it came to pass toward evening, that David arose off his couch, and walked on the roof of the king's house, and saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
Hwaĩ-inĩ ũmwe-rĩ, Daudi agĩũkĩra akiuma gĩtanda-inĩ gĩake agĩthiĩ gũceeranga kũu igũrũ rĩa nyũmba ya ũthamaki. Arĩ nyũmba igũrũ akĩona mũndũ-wa-nja agĩĩthamba. Mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio aarĩ mũthaka mũno,
3 And David sent and enquired about the woman: and [one] said, [Is] not this Bersabee the daughter of Eliab, the wife of Urias the Chettite?
nake Daudi agĩtũma mũndũ agatuĩrie ũhoro wake. Mũndũ ũcio akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Githĩ ũcio ti Bathisheba, mwarĩ wa Eliamu mũtumia wa Uria ũrĩa Mũhiti?”
4 And David sent messengers, and took her, and went in to her, and he lay with her: and she was purified from her uncleanness, and returned to her house.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Daudi agĩtũma andũ makamũgĩĩre. Mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio agĩũka kũrĩ Daudi, nake agĩkoma nake. (Nĩgũkorwo nĩethereetie ihinda rĩake rĩa mweri), nake agĩgĩĩcookera gwake mũciĩ.
5 And the woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
Mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio akĩgĩa nda na agĩtũmanĩra Daudi, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ndĩ na nda.”
6 And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Urias the Chettite; and Joab sent Urias to David.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Daudi agĩtũma mũndũ athiĩ kũrĩ Joabu amwĩre atĩrĩ: “Ndũmĩra Uria ũrĩa Mũhiti.” Nake Joabu agĩtũma Uria kũrĩ Daudi.
7 And Urias arrived and went in to him, and David asked him how Joab was, and how the people were, and how the war went on.
Rĩrĩa Uria ookire, Daudi akĩmũũria ũhoro wa ũrĩa Joabu aatariĩ, na ũhoro wa ũrĩa thigari ciatariĩ, na ũrĩa mbaara yathiiaga na mbere.
8 And David said to Urias, Go to your house, and wash your feet: and Urias departed from the house of the king, and a portion [of meat] from the king followed him.
Ningĩ Daudi akĩĩra Uria atĩrĩ, “Ikũrũka gwaku mũciĩ ũgethambe magũrũ.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Uria akiuma nyũmba ya ũthamaki, na akĩrũmĩrĩrio kĩheo kuuma kũrĩ mũthamaki.
9 And Urias slept at the door of the king with the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
No Uria agĩkoma itoonyero-inĩ rĩa nyũmba ya ũthamaki hamwe na ndungata ciothe cia mwathi wake, na ndaigana gũikũrũka athiĩ gwake mũciĩ.
10 And they brought David word, saying, Urias has not gone down to his house. And David said to Urias, Are you not come from a journey? why have you not gone down to your house?
Rĩrĩa Daudi eerirwo atĩrĩ, “Uria ndaanathiĩ mũciĩ,” akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Githĩ to hĩndĩ woka kuuma kũraya? Nĩ kĩĩ kĩragiririe ũthiĩ mũciĩ?”
11 And Urias said to David, The ark, and Israel, and Juda dwell in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; and shall I go into my house to eat and drink, and lie with my wife? how [should I do this? as] your soul lives, I will not do this thing.
Uria akĩĩra Daudi atĩrĩ, “Ithandũkũ rĩa Jehova, na andũ a Isiraeli na a Juda maikarĩte hema-inĩ, na mwathi wakwa Joabu na andũ a mwathi wakwa maikarĩte kambĩ kũu werũ-inĩ. Ingĩrahotire atĩa gũthiĩ mũciĩ gwakwa, ngarĩe na nganyue, na ngome na mũtumia wakwa? Ti-itherũ o ta ũrĩa ũtũũraga muoyo, ndingĩĩka ũndũ ta ũcio!”
12 And David said to Urias, Remain here today also, and to-morrow I will let you go. So Urias remained in Jerusalem that day and the day following.
Ningĩ Daudi akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ikara gũkũ mũthenya ũngĩ ũmwe, na rũciũ nĩngagũtũma ũcooke.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Uria agĩikara Jerusalemu mũthenya ũcio na ũcio ũngĩ warũmĩrĩire.
13 And David called him, and he ate before him and drank, and he made him drunk: and he went out in the evening to lie upon his bed with the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Daudi aamwĩtire, akĩrĩĩanĩra na akĩnyuuanĩra nake, ningĩ Daudi agĩtũma arĩĩo nĩ njoohi. No hwaĩ-inĩ Uria agĩthiĩ gũkoma mũgeeka-inĩ wake arĩ hamwe na ndungata cia mwathi wake; ndaigana gũthiĩ gwake mũciĩ.
14 And the morning came, and David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Urias.
Rũciinĩ Daudi akĩandĩkĩra Joabu marũa, akĩmanengera Uria atware.
15 And he wrote in the letter, saying, Station Urias in front of the severe [part] of the fight, and retreat from behind him, so shall he be wounded and die.
Marũa macio maandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ, “Twara Uria harĩa mbaara ĩĩhĩire mũno. Ũcooke ũmũtiganĩrie nĩgeetha ooragwo.”
16 And it came to pass while Joab was watching against the city, that he set Urias in a place where he knew that valiant men were.
Rĩrĩa Joabu aarigiicĩirie itũũra rĩrĩa inene, akĩiga Uria harĩa aamenyaga nĩho haarĩ agitĩri arĩa maarĩ njamba.
17 And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and some of the people of the servants of David fell, and Urias the Chettite died also.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa andũ a itũũra rĩu inene mookire kũrũa na Joabu-rĩ, andũ amwe a mbũtũ cia ita cia Daudi makĩũragwo; o nake Uria ũrĩa Mũhiti agĩkua.
18 And Joab sent, and reported to David all the events of the war, so as to tell them to the king.
Joabu agĩtũma mũndũ kũrĩ Daudi akamũhe ũhoro wothe wa mbaara ĩyo.
19 And he charged the messenger, saying, When you have finished reporting all the events of the war to the king,
Nake agĩatha mũndũ ũcio aatũmire atĩrĩ: “Warĩkia kũhe mũthamaki ũhoro ũyũ wothe wa mbaara,
20 then it shall come to pass if the anger of the king shall arise, and he shall say to you, Why did you draw near to the city to fight? knew you not that they would shoot from off the wall?
marakara ma mũthamaki maahota kũrĩrĩmbũka, nake aahota gũkũũria atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmire mũkuhĩrĩrie mũno itũũra inene mũkarũe? Kaĩ mũtooĩ atĩ no mamũrathe na mĩguĩ marĩ rũthingo-inĩ?
21 Who struck Abimelech the son of Jerobaal son of Ner? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from above the wall, and he died in Thamasi? why did you draw near to the wall? then you shall say, Your servant Urias the Chettite is also dead.
Nũũ woragire Abimeleku mũrũ wa Jerubu-Beshethu? Githĩ ti mũndũ-wa-nja wamũikĩirie ihiga rĩa gĩthĩi arĩ rũthingo-inĩ igũrũ? Githĩ ti kĩo gĩatũmire akuĩre kũu Thebezu? Nĩ kĩĩ kĩratũmire mũthiĩ hakuhĩ mũno na rũthingo?’ Angĩgakũũria ũguo-rĩ, nawe ũkaamũcookeria atĩrĩ, ‘O nayo ndungata yaku, Uria ũrĩa Mũhiti nĩmũkuũ.’”
22 And the messenger of Joab went to the king to Jerusalem, and he came and reported to David all that Joab told him, all the affairs of the war. And David was very angry with Joab, and said to the messenger, Why did you draw near to the wall to fight? knew you not that you would be wounded from off the wall? Who struck Abimelech the son of Jerobaal? did not a woman cast upon him a piece of millstone from the wall, and he died in Thamasi? why did you draw near to the wall?
Nake mũndũ ũcio akiumagara agĩthiĩ, na aakinya, akĩĩra Daudi maũndũ mothe marĩa Joabu aamũtũmĩte akoige.
23 And the messenger said to David, The men prevailed against us, and they came out against us into the field, and we came upon them even to the door of the gate.
Nake mũndũ ũcio watũmĩtwo akĩĩra Daudi atĩrĩ, “Andũ acio maratũkĩririe hinya, marooka kũrũa na ithuĩ werũ-inĩ, no tũrakĩmahũndũra nginya itoonyero-inĩ rĩa kĩhingo gĩa itũũra rĩrĩa inene.
24 And the archers shot at your servants from off the wall, and some of the king's servants died, and your servant Urias the Chettite is dead also.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo aikia a mĩguĩ maraikĩria ndungata ciaku mĩguĩ marĩ rũthingo igũrũ, na andũ amwe a mũthamaki nĩmakuĩte. O na ningĩ ndungata yaku, Uria ũrĩa Mũhiti, nĩĩkuĩte.”
25 And David said to the messenger, Thus shall you say to Joab, Let not the matter be grievous in your eyes, for the sword devours one way at one time and another way at another: strengthen your array against the city, and destroy it, and strengthen him.
Nake Daudi akĩĩra mũndũ ũcio atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ wĩre Joabu atĩrĩ: ‘Tiga kũigua ũũru nĩ ũhoro ũcio; rũhiũ rũniinaga mũndũ ũmwe o ta ũrĩa rũniinaga ũrĩa ũngĩ. Thiĩ na mbere gũtharĩkĩra itũũra rĩu inene ũrĩanange.’ Wĩre Joabu ũguo nĩgeetha ũmũũmĩrĩrie.”
26 And the wife of Urias heard that Urias her husband was dead, and she mourned for her husband.
Rĩrĩa mũtumia wa Uria aiguire atĩ mũthuuriwe nĩakuĩte-rĩ, akĩmũcakaĩra.
27 And the time of mourning expired, and David sent and took her into his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son: but the thing which David did was evil in the eyes of the Lord.
Ihinda rĩa gũcakaya rĩathira-rĩ, Daudi akiuga areehwo gwake nyũmba, nake agĩtuĩka mũtumia wake, na akĩmũciarĩra kahĩĩ. No rĩrĩ, ũndũ ũcio Daudi ekĩte nĩwarakaririe Jehova.
